Who is better, Salinas or Martínez?
Julio Salinas leads with a GOAT score of 83.1 against 83.1 for Emiliano Martínez — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Salinas vs Martínez
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SalinasWinner
83.1Salinas wins: Longevity, Statistics
Martínez
83.1Martínez wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇸 Julio Salinas
83.1
Salinas leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Julio Salinas
2. Emiliano Martínez
Category breakdown
Season form · Goals per season
Career timeline · Goals per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Goals per season
1. 🇪🇸 Julio Salinas1 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 0.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇦🇷 Emiliano Martínez1 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 0.5 per season
Martínez is 0.0% ahead of Salinas's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | SalinasRetired | MartínezActive |
|---|---|---|
| La Liga titles | 6 | — |
| European Cup titles | 1 | — |
| Spain caps | 56 | — |
| Spain goals | 22 | — |
| Career league goals | 174 | — |
| League appearances | — | 228 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| Copa América titles | — | 2 |
| Argentina caps | — | 45 |
| Premier League clean sheets | — | 66 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 85 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Salinas83.1
Martínez83.1
FAQ
Where does Martínez beat Salinas?
Martínez scores higher on peak, dominance. Salinas leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Salinas vs Martínez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Salinas: 83.1, Martínez: 83.1.
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